Courtesy of Morgan State Athletics
BALTIMORE, Md.—Morgan State’s legacy in The Basketball Event (TBT) continues this summer time, with former HBCU basketball star Stanley Davis Jr. becoming a member of the Million Dollaz Value of Recreation staff. This squad, led by Coach Tony Paris and that includes fashionable podcast hosts Gillie Da King and Wallo, will signify Philadelphia in TBT for the primary time.
Million Dollaz Value of Recreation, previously generally known as Broad Road Birds (Temple Alumni), goals to honor the wealthy basketball historical past of town and its legendary gamers. The staff’s title pays tribute to the long-lasting podcast hosted by Gillie and Wallo, which has garnered immense recognition. The squad’s final objective is to seize the coveted a million greenback prize awarded to the TBT champion.
Final summer time, Davis (aka. Bazz) showcased his abilities on the court docket as a member of HBCUnited, a staff of gamers from traditionally black faculties and universities (HBCU) that was coached by Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones.
TBT is thrilled to announce its return in 2024. Following a exceptional tenth Anniversary occasion in 2023, TBT goals to raise the event even additional. The 2024 version will function intense competitors throughout eight areas, culminating in an exciting semifinal and championship showdown at a yet-to-be-determined location.
“God, who has given me the expertise and talent to play this sport and the life to proceed to develop in it,” stated Davis. “I performed within the TBT final 12 months for the primary time underneath HBCU United. It didn’t finish properly, nevertheless it was an expertise.”
“I’m now with Staff Million Dollaz Value of Recreation. This elite group {of professional} athletes, hailing from the Philadelphia/Jersey space, supplies a managed pro-run ambiance underneath the steering of Coach Tone (Tony Tee).”
“Coach Tone has acknowledged my potential not solely as a precious asset to this TBT staff but additionally in my profession,” added Davis. “His mentorship has been instrumental in shaping my aspirations, fueling my perception that I can obtain the top of basketball, whether or not or not it’s on the worldwide stage or within the NBA. I’m grateful for his unwavering help and steering.”
Davis has skilled success as an abroad skilled and most just lately accomplished his first season with Al Jalaa Aleppo within the Syrian Basketball League.
Davis seems ahead to including to his basketball journey.
“I like to play in opposition to the perfect expertise throughout the nation and past and the TBT and Staff Million Dollaz Value of Recreation is giving me that chance to indicate that I’m actually a real diamond within the tough coming from Chester, Pennsylvania.”
The 25-year-old performed all 4 years for the Bears and completed his HBCU profession ranked No. 24 on the varsity’s all-time scoring leaderboard with 1,044 factors and ranks fifteenth on the all-time rebounding checklist. He’s simply the thirteenth participant at school historical past to have over 1,000 factors and over 500 rebounds.
In his remaining season, he was a 2020 All-MEAC Third Staff choice and ranked among the many league leaders in quite a few statistical classes: No. 8 in rebounding (6.0), No. 9 in scoring (13.7), No. 12 in assists (2.5), No. 6 in free throw proportion (.784) and No. 13 in discipline objective proportion (.465).
Davis has performed professionally on three totally different continents (Europe, Asia, and naturally North America) in 5 totally different nations since finishing his faculty profession. Davis has performed beforehand professionally in Georgia (Kutaisi), Lebanon (Liders), the UK (Scorchers), and Albania (Vllaznia).
TBT is a 64-team, single-elimination event with a $1 million payout to the successful staff. NBA gamers aren’t eligible, however professionals from different leagues the world over in addition to former faculty greats are and battle it out yearly.
Davis joins a Million Dollaz Value of Recreation roster that features: Anthony Lee (Temple), Austin Tilghman (Monmouth), Eli Cain (Salt Lake Metropolis), Erik Copes (George Mason), Jerrell Wright (La Salle), Josh Blamon (Richard Stockton), Koby Thomas (Robert Morris), Marquis Collins (Missouri-St. Louis), Myles Stephens (Princeton), Nate Pierre-Louis (Temple), Seth Pinkney (Florida Worldwide), Tim Guers (St. Anselm School) and will likely be coached by head coach Tony Paris.
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